{"product_id":"catrin-mask-pedro-amador-reyes-juarez-tlaxcala","title":"Catrin Mask Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Jurez","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCatrin Carnival Mask — Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Juárez, Tlatempan, Tlaxcala\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most sophisticated and technically demanding of all Mexican folk masks, the Catrin — the elegantly dressed gentleman of Tlaxcalan carnival tradition — requires a mastery of materials and craft that few artists achieve. This exceptional example is attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Juárez, a member of the renowned Reyes family of Tlatempan, Tlaxcala, whose masks are prized by collectors for their extraordinary realism and distinctive blue-painted interiors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is a tour de force of naturalistic carving and painting: a bearded gentleman with grey-streaked hair, glass eyes fitted with hand-painted lashes, rosy cheeks, a beauty mark, and a warm smile revealing painted teeth — all rendered in oil-based paint over carved wood with a lacquered finish that gives the skin an almost lifelike luminosity. The beard and mustache are rendered in fine detail, the eyebrows arched with aristocratic precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to the Reyes family tradition, the mask incorporates an ingenious spring mechanism attached to a string that allows the masquerader to blink during performance — a theatrical flourish that delights audiences and speaks to the deep craft intelligence behind these objects. The interior is finished in the family's signature blue paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA piece of this quality belongs in a serious collection of Mexican folk art or Mesoamerican carnival tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Juárez, Tlatempan, Tlaxcala, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tlaxcalan Carnival (Carnaval de Tlaxcala)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved wood, oil-based polychrome paint, lacquer, glass eyes, cattle-hair eyelashes, gold foil, metal hardware, cotton string, leather straps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring-activated blinking mechanism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signature blue paint of the Reyes family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good; all mechanisms intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45101562691699,"sku":"451015626916_86D9","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1426\/3155\/files\/p-ZMNMoT-530572966_741308992162758_5916762806723105998_n_0492c873-bf94-4243-be29-9e762857135f.jpg?v=1781897158","url":"https:\/\/re-psychles.com\/products\/catrin-mask-pedro-amador-reyes-juarez-tlaxcala","provider":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}